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Earth and Space Science

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Earth and Space Science

Ocean Literacy Principles:

OLP 1: The earth has one big ocean with many features

OLP 3: The ocean is a major influence on weather and climate

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Introduction to Weather and Related Hazards

This introduction describes the NGSS Life Science standards and connects the concepts to Ocean Literacy Principles to build a deeper understanding of the Earth's features.
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Weather Patterns

Scientists record patterns of the weather across different times and areas so that they can make predictions about what kind of weather might happen next.
Activities:
ACTIVITY: Modeling the Wind and Clouds

ACTIVITY: Build a Rain Gauge
Special Features:
VOICE OF THE SEA: Forest Recharge

VOICE OF THE SEA: Climate From the Mountains to the Past

VOICE OF THE SEA: Adapting Culture to Climate Change

TRADITIONAL WAYS OF KNOWING: Words of Rain
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Natural Hazards

Natural hazards and other geological events have shaped the course of human history.
Activities:
ACTIVITY: Designs That Survive Storms
Special Features:
VOICE OF THE SEA: Designing Future Coastal Communities

TRADITIONAL WAYS OF KNOWING: Hurricanes

VOICE OF THE SEA: Hazard and Hurricane Preparedness

VOICE OF THE SEA: Engineering Tsunami Resilience

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Exploring Our Fluid Earth, a product of the Curriculum Research & Development Group (CRDG), College of Education. � University of Hawai�i, 2011. This document may be freely reproduced and distributed for non-profit educational purposes.